type b15 jacket orignial ?

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type b15 jacket orignial ?

I have spent a lot of time to figure out of this is original ww2 issued or not. I don't know if it's a civilian made one or what, can anyone please help me think. I paid 40 bucks for it so hopefully I didn't rip my self off

I'm not positive of this being a military issue B-15. Generally the tag should also say "U.S. Army Air Forces" or another iteration at the bottom and often with the manufacturer name. The lining also doesn't look correct for a flight jacket.

I know that almost immediately post-war these were produced for the civilian market. These did not include the AAF decal on the left sleeve, where yours does have it (although it seems a bit more worn than the rest of the jacket). Also, the Talon zipper is usually a good sign for the period.

Shouldn't the decal be more like this (this is from a summer flight suit). Or maybe there were variations. I'm not well verses in this so just showing as point of reference. I've also added a makers label for reference as well (once again, from a summer flight suit)

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